Saila

not sure it's just DIY http://www.cityam.com/1403280687/focus-peckham-only-fools-wouldnt-invest-se15

Promeris - prescription only does it

this is actually turning into a fascinating and amusingly blatant thread. Mother - edf's version "yummy mummy" Whore - edf's version "tart" Bitch - edf's version "guardian-reading-feminist" which box is it to be 'girls'? :)

.. another dismissive, derogatory phrase for a woman, with no equivalent for a man. yawn. boring sexism at its best.

found this survey quite therapeutic, made me think that the choices I've made are actually right for me and I need to realise that and be grateful!

If it was me, I would have found an Evian bottle.... and left it with all the others, to prevent featuring on EDF. ... oh

I have a son exactly like yours, I fell pregnant with boy 2 (sex determind early on due to CVS). Booked straight onto the raising boys course (which btw is highly critical of the book!) I found it super helpful but now that son 2 has arrived, I've been surprised by the difference in him w/out using any tricks from the RB course. He runs up to me wanting to read books, whereas son 1 thinks everything is 'boring' if it's not climbing or running. So I think it's a lot to do w personality. Son 1 walked at 7 months, legging it around by 1 year. Son 2 only just starting to walk at 1.5yrs... It's been a dream this time round! It'll just take more patience and prob more hands on help/tutoring to support your more active son... Ps my sister has 4x kids and her girl is like my son 1. So it's not just a girl/boy thing, but personality. She literally can't sit still :/

DVIS was 571M

Agree - and they come under the category of 'crazy-price' Supply still feels low.. What will swing it though imo is a strengthening pound Which will come w an interest rate hike

The houses that aren't selling may be 'dud' ones. There were houses last year that hung on the market for ages. Woodwarde road, desenfans (in dulwich). Often becaue of grelims like small garden, on a main road or subsidence problems or just wrongly priced properties etc The market seemed to cool in autumn last year, then just picked up again. Fits and starts.

oimissus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > do we yet know which schools will be bulging for > Sept 14 intake? Anyone heard which schools are having a bulge class? not long now...

us too - 60:40 for the hours with 3x kids and 50:50 when there are just two kids

Sure - done (agree with how time flies and actually finally being involved for real this year!)

So it's that time of year again... Anyone have a date as to when we'll find out our school allocation? Approximately two weeks time I guess?

if we are to believe in "supply and demand" dictating house prices, then East Dulwich clearly is not one of the most desirable place to live in London. In fact it lies quite low on the list versus other boroughs. a lot of journalists live round here, of child bearing age... so it fits their criteria I personally like the area as it suits my own personal needs, but to say it's the most desirable area makes me question their judgement. it's a relatively 'cheap' area. entertaining read though. also, anyone who wants prices to go up is kidding themselves. Unless you're living in your forever house (which most ppl aren't) then we're the fools... moreover, if you're in your dream home and you have kids... your kids are unlikely to benefit as they'll struggle to match their upbringing when you divide with your siblings and after tax it's a false economy. nothing is good about house prices going up imo